Two astronauts complete six-hour spacewalk
Drew Feustel and Ricky Arnold wrapped up their spacewalk at 2:10 p.m. American Eastern Time lasting about six hours and 31 minutes Xinhua quoted NASA as saying.
The two astronauts moved the Pump Flow Control Subassembly (PFCS) from a spare parts platform on the station s truss to the Dextre robotic arm.
The PFCS is designed to drive and control the flow of ammonia through the exterior portions of the station s cooling system.
The duo then removed and replaced a camera group and a degraded Space to Ground Transmitter Receiver Controller.
Spacewalkers have spent a total of 54 days 16 hours and 40 minutes working outside the station in support of assembly and maintenance of the orbiting laboratory according to NASA.
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